Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsWashington is set to unveil what it calls its 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran, which has denounced the measures as illegalShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters07:04 PM • August 22 2026 IDTThe United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday's scheduled announcement of new U.S. economic sanctions that could affect Iran and its most important trading partners, including China.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranIran - U.S.2026 Israel-Iran WarIran sanctionsIraqMiddle EastCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankHind RajabTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S., Iran Trade Warnings Before New Sanctions as Hormuz Traffic Remains StalledIsrael Says It Warned Syria Before Striking Airbase Over Turkish Military ThreatFour Kites Believed to Have Crossed From Gaza Found in Southern IsraelMan Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Home in Central Gaza, Medical Sources SayReport: Britain Weighs Sanctions Regime Banning Trade With Israeli SettlementsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?Israeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to HideI Resist Historical Comparisons. Then Israel Marks People With Numbers